efendi

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish افندی (efendi), from Greek αφέντης (aféntis), from Ancient Greek αὐθέντης (authéntēs).

efendi m (uncountable)

1. (dated) sir

From Ottoman Turkish افندی (efendi), from Greek αφέντης (aféntis), from Ancient Greek αὐθέντης (authéntēs). Doublet of otantik.

• IPA^(key): /eˈfændi/

efendi (definite accusative efendiyi, plural efendiler)

1. master, sir
2. effendi
3. (regional, rustic, informal) mister ((no equivalent expression), similar to "mate", "fellow" usually followed by a proper noun, also in plural with a proper noun signifying the whole family; sometimes ironically and admonishingly instead of bey.)

• beyefendi (“Sir”)
• hanımefendi (“Ma'am”)
• evet efendimci (“yes man”)

efendi

1. courteous, polite, gentle
   • 2006 January 1, Sores Welat Demir, Damla... Bir Damla Aşk / (Damla... A Drop Of Love - Letters Book by SWD)‎, SWD Group, →ISBN, page 38:

     Bazısı bana bakıp gülümsedi, içten gülümserler bilirim, çünkü benim dobra ve efendi bir insan olduğumu bilirler. Onlara baktığımda içimden hallerine yalnızca güldüm geçtim, ...

     Some of them looked at me and smiled, I know they smile sincerely, because they know that I am a straight and gentle person. When I looked at them, I just smiled back.

• efendice (“courteously”)
• efendi efendi (“in a well-behaved manner”) (also as an interjection ( no equivalent expression, similar to "behave!", often followed by a verb in imperative)